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fit! r:c-l to 1 r: T::ia rr::ii: ; M.ity ' CASTOWAIUu thl Urf lit circulsiici of my piper . til thi Columbia ftlvir i THE DAILY ASTON Is the tljjejt aril test jsper oa tM Colu.ufcU RIvc? - - . i4' iJl-'M . FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT, ' VOL. KL1X. AOT'OKIA, OlCEGON. SUNDAY MOKN1NO, SKPTEMBElt 25, 18l8. NQ, fis The Only Stove ... IN ASTORIA ... Our HpoolAlty: HTOVCH AND riANOES Wo know tlio LukinoM. Twwity GOOI) blove, bco the Htock at tho Eclipse Hardware Co, Life is not worth living mere m COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Blacksmiths Boiler Makers Machinists Foundrymen Logging Englnea Dultt nnd RcpntrcL Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially Sole .Manufacturers of tbc Unsurpassed ... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ... Manufacturers for the Pacific Coast fir the ROBERTS KATEK-TIBC BOILER. . . HOSIERY New Goods Suitable for Fall and Winter Just Received. Buying direct from the manufacturer and only reli able goods, we are enabled to give our customers ex ceptionally good value. SPECIAL,- 100 doz. Men's Sox, Wool, Cashmere and fine cotton in Blacks, Tans, lataral and Camel's Hair at 25 cents per pair. THE LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING HOUSE OF ASTORIA Store yearg expcricnco. If you want CITY BOOK STORE !!aduartr for SCHOOL BOOKS, " SCHOOL SUPPLIES, STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, TYPKWRITER PAPER, 0 RIBBONS, ETC., ETC GRIFFIN & REED it not for the nice things cue eat Our OHsortment of provlelorm 1h the largcntnnd flnent in the city. i ry bo me oi our Hnnm, Bacon, Her rin, Mackerel, Cod Huh, AnchovlB, Etc., mid enjoy life. FOflRD & STORES CO. Lowers Supplies Kept in Stock AND CGOIPjSIR,- SHAFTER'S STATEMENT RenarteAbont Volunteers a Santiago Were ot Un kindly Intended. KE HAS BEEN MISQUOTED Did Not Criticise tbe FigMfnr o the Troops, tot only Tbeir Condition. SOLDIERS BADLY HANDLED Saatury Conditions DIJlot Receive Prop tr Attention. Which Caused Great Deal of Sickness. NEW YoRK, Bpl. St.-Oeneral W. R Imftrr. who arr.vcd lost night from Michignn. aald in an interview with rprent4tlve of the Preae: . "My remark, about th volunteer In speech at Conatanilne have been mla iiuotrd. 1 u apeuklng at a reunion ol Ihe Ninrteetuh regiment. 1 mk to tti front lth It 55 yrurt ago. It happene. that me Michigan volunteer (ot mixed up In tho Hunting'! fight. 1 merely aald thai they hfl not Iwn IntrmlfJ for nc tlv (lihtlng that tiny. Th-y b'l br-n wnt off to A(UA1rr to mok a frtnt Thry it Into a rut and a fhrll Ml into Ihrm. kllllnf and wounding m. Thry hud no bu.lr.r.i in th? cut and rrular would not have bpn raunrit tlirr. Tho voiuntrrra -re all right at 8intlao. hMmllrapiird m they wrp. inv had blai'k powdrr nni, for on hln. and thy hud not Imrnrd whnt torn from thf lni;rt drllllnc and what rnlilutc th dra aoldifr that U to land with nthrr mn without knowing It. Jl hoa br-n anld that (her wrre 3U.(W Krag-Jorgrnx'tia In tho rinil during tli 8.intugo mmpnlgn that wer ntver umsl." .aid a rrportrr. "WV1I. I nm not th hd of the ordl nan iliiartnirnt. but tho ncrd mirobvr of oompax)'' r d th r-itul.i army ny i..iu nirn. nnd ttirm had to Ct Krnga Imnirdlntrly. n. tliiy wr txprct rd to do lh bulk of tho fighting. II many of the amull ilnk of Krag nrrt left after SS. wer ritnlpid. 1 cannot ay. 'No one who hua not tetn It ran know th tffiH'tlvrnraa of atrtoVrlf. gunpowd.-r una. Our batlrrk, had black iwwdrr ha Hpanlanla amukrraa. on day. th trnth or e)pv.oth of uly. I ww .landing in tho trrnchM tri- Ing to mk out with my gU. tho lo ration of a SpanUh batury. Our battrry wi arvcral hundred yarda to our lfL could hear the ahrlla lrv the Soan- lh guna and pna over u. V tried to locwle the guna by following th aound but It waa Imimatihle. Later w found that It waa mora than a mile away, be hind a fringe of buahea juat thick enough to hide the movement a of the, men. It aaionlahed m and other vet era n who aw tha work of amokeleaa powder." The "acandala of the camp" (truck Gen rol 8haftrr ai tha natural product of In- SEE THEM! experience among tha enldler. "There haa bwn groea careleaaneaa on I lie part of new met) In ganltory mut ter a," he aald. "Yttnnot rnuke them understand tha nctiy of car. They resent belna talked to by their offlcera for not pllng up cigar atumpa, fruit peellnga and auci trivial ihlnga. In the rlvtl wnar wa often atarted out with a rhuuaarid man and In alx month a loat nva hundred of them through alckneaa. "What tiaa befallen tha men who re llnved ma at Santiago? They hud no a ucd conflict with Inclement wettther aa wa had and they have had ph-nty or food and complete tentage. sat 11 J they hav i.Vn li k out of WM. Bo 1 don't think wa did to badly." A to hi a coming to New York to take changa or tha department of the eaal, General BhaXter euld: "I don't know whert I will go finally. I hava eapreaaed a, wlah lo go to th I'a clflo coaat wher I eipect lo llv whn 1 am retired, but before going, I ahould not object to inkle) th department of the aat fiar etveraj twniih., till Gen eral Merrltt'f return. "My wlfa la from Vermont and I hall from Michigan, and av atay of a ahort time In New York would glv me a chance to meet many peraong I have long wlahed to aeav and wtvxa I may never aguln have occaakin to meet. "What do I think of the territorial e ipanalort? Well. I don't think my vkwa are or much Importance.but thry are very brief. Hold on to aJl Wa get. tV had to work hard lo get It, P t'a ke p It. We are rtalng Into the poaltlon' of a leader among nat'ona and we muat accept the reapijtulbilltlra that com from that lead ership." General Bhafter aaid ' he would go at once to Montuuk Totnt to take command there. THE WEALTH OP THE BOLTII AMERICAN COL'NRIES. Rratll a Rlih Country but rractirally Un developedPractical Buggeatlona for American Invitmenla. NEW YORK. Sept. 14. -A epeclal to the Tribune from W&ahlmtt.in auya: 'onaul O.tierul Bruger, writing to the atato department 'ruin Rio Janertu.lri two elaborate report a Juat m.ule ai ceaalble. alven aome exceedingly viiluuble Informa tion concerning Hraxlllan rr-aourcc and tmdo with the t'nltnt Hmie.. ine con- tul general call, attentl'in to the profita ble bualncM that might be done In the -hlpment of Iiraalllan httrdwMl to thli,urnrJ ,0 "Jn yeerday . evening. country. He any traffic la now almoat""1' ' inunmiy oi me cavaner exclualvely conllnej to rf)awoid. but th. ro are muny other line woodn in Ura-! III. aome. .f which are much ehea.ier and even more U-auilful thm the one men- 1 tinned. Mining I neglected. It la oinllrinj to a few EnKlifh compan- lee, although the mlnvnl wealth of Kra (I! I well known. Oml equal to the beat exlata In Rio Orende do Sul. The augar cane Indujriry ha not been'"""1 m lront ?' a""'"' battalion. develoiI. The produ. U,n t cotton la!"'1'" tta wvanc.ng. when at leaat a general, but decrraxlng. On the other ! Mxluction h i. a to create difflcultlo which contribute to the prevailing price. In Rrnxtl. The ' .late of Snopolo. which led all other province of the empire, now depends on j the on e.lHltv of coffee culture. I The grand total of receipt of the cof fee crop for the year cndlw June JJ, Km, wa 10.W.1T3 baga of IS iwuiida, or alxty kllograma. with aome loosely esttmuted amount beaidc. Tbe ahipment were ll.iK3.Mf bug, eellmated at an average ot IS.75 per bag. The value of this export amounta to ttt.UI.71G. Ot thi quantity of coffee exported the fulled State re ceived 4.7W.KSS bags. In the at three calendar year the shipment ot coffee from Rraxil were as follows: In li. 6.- KlO.fil baga; In lsiaj, 7.VM.761 ba; in 1'7, 10.JS9.7lB bags. The New York prices per pound on the but crop for quality No. 7 (spot) decreased steadily from 7 l-16c on July 1, 1&7, to ic on May I. hug. On July 1. IK'S, the price had advanced to 6,c. On June , 1SSS. the world s visible supply was calculated at S.I.'K.OiO bags, eiulvalent to a half year's consumption. ' The consul general traces the overpro- j uctlon. In ten years prior to 1S7 the"" market price afforded un extraordinary tir.iflt lit itlinr.m n..l fh.tr- u-xm an nnr. mi.ua Increase In the ami of coffee plan-' tatlons. Now these additional million of Iron are bearing. The estimates differ as to the crops of i,.. n..,m..r..ii ( o,.,, iv. I even ine niKnest estimates are over l.SoO.wu bags less than the crop of l&'7-8. Mr. Scatter makes certain practical su- stlons. One is that time for Investment in Br.iill Is while things are depressed. uronean capitalists, especially English, are Investing now. Financial and tech- i.u( eiH-n IU. kiiuw ine rrviiwi unu , or.ugueso languages should be sent. A monthly or weekly trado Journal should be established by Americans in Rio and uhllshed In the Portuguese language. The consul general endorses the propo tlon ot Mr. 1-lppman, who furnished a part of his Information, to have a syn- cate organised in tho I'nlted 8tates to establish a permanent exhibition of ma chines. NEW SHIP OWNER IN 'FRISCO. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2l.-Tho ar- ' rival of (he four masted bark Galena brings a new ship owner Into the Califor nia trade. Thomas Shut la well known as merchant prince of Cullao and Liver pool, but It Is only within the last year or so that ho has blossomed out as a ship owner. He first purchased the Four Winds, then the Eudorn, and then added e Galena to his fleet Just before that easel beiriin loading at Antwerp for San ranclsco. The Galena is commanded Captain Blair, who Is well known on j his C0l8t. TENNESSEE A N3 TO RE PUNISHED. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2t.-The ottl- cers of the First Tennessee have taken prompt nctlon to punish the soldiers of that regiment. who were concerned in the cent disturbance In a restaurant near tho Presidio. Charges have been pre ferred ag-nhist Private J. B. Moore, who flllll 111' Will I'l' UUM1 I IIIC. I .1L. ..'Utl-'t- other soldiers will ba tried by summary court for their pun in tho affair. Lieu tenant Colonel Chlldors hns personally paid for tho supper which the men had eaten In tho restaurant and refused to pay for. The Ingenious method employed by our English cousins in their advertisements Is rather amusing to American minds particularly when a woman Inquires "Will anyone exchange a parrot for a gray vel vet bonnet, slightly moth-oaton?" DREYFUS IS NOT GUILTY Count Esterhazy Alices a Pe rnarkatle Confession White in London. CONVICTED ON A FORGERY Evidence Upon Which the Unfor- tunat Man Was Convicted Was Manufactured. THE SITUATION IN CHINA Believe! Tilt tbe Downer Empress Proclimatloa YVllI Defeat tbe Policy of tbc Britlsb. (Copyrlftht lhS by the Awoclated Preaa.) LONDON. Bept 2t.-Oreat Britain con tinue to mr.ioy fine, though decidedly cooler weathor. The rain fall la atlll prac tically nil and the farmer are bitterly complulnlng oX the Impoaaibillty of com mencing autumn operation, owing to the atute of the ground. The recent hot pell bpniKht a plague of moaquitoea lo aeveral rountle. reaultjiia: In the Introduction of moulto net. The aheep fair at Lowe yeeterda; fui to be auapended owing to the warm a of moaqultoea. The Soudan war correspondent re- ,rtalmt,u ,n?y ve bK,ra uJed to "y eMTWi B"" Herbert Kitchener. They Jy ,nt- tr "l'l " "ark aa to vTtbln that wa golnir on and they udd that their mewwgc were mutilated by the cenaor. It leu kid out thli week that General Kitchener had a narrow eacape from 'd,,1"h ,hrouKh treachery durlntr the battle jof ormlurman. He waa riding with hl uoxn t,ull'la hlxxed past his heud. Gen- ;erul Kitchener galloped aa foat aa he c,,ulJ "nd worJ '" arnt t0 ,ne 0eer l0"'"""",'n he battalion, There la no UUU,H ,ne P"-" efe tiome ot tne r"y uervianea. ,nt m' evruoruuon naa uecioeu lo pre sent Genera Kitchener with the freedom of the city and a sword of nonor. The event of the sporting week has been the reappearance of Tod Sloane. the American Jockey, on the Manchester race course, where he carried the Lorlllard Rereaford stables' colors with great suc cess. He met with a great reception on his arrival at the paddock and crowds followed him everywhere. His first vic tory aroused Intense enthusiasm and he was cheered to the echo. A comparison having- been made be tween the riding of the late Fred Archer, the famous English Jockey, and Tod Sloane. Lord William Beresford has given the opinion that Sloan la distinctly bet ter Jockey than ever Archer was. Mr. Austin this week unveiled at Whlt- T. " ' ' m -n M-.,u1.vU.,.rauoumin. General Bates, tho Vnlted States mili !ary .returne.1 to Lon 'don. after followliiK the French Ul'"' ulur rouowinK tne french army i maneuvers. He said in an Interview "I am profoundly Impressed by all I saw. The French officers showed more Win any ora- The men were i perfectly trained and hardy, but, as with all other European soldiers I have seen, they hu-k the Intelligence and smartness of the American regulars. I was struck with the perfect 'condition of the troops and the efficiency of the commissary ar raiiKements and general orsanlxation. 1 ...... s. ,.,, ,, ,,4 ,'"-, 1 to the smallest details. "The Infantry movements, too. were equal to those or the best American regu lars. In conclusion General Bates remarked: "The European armies have never solved the problems of the organlxatlon and manngemenfof armle and It would seem unwise for the United States. In any contemplated military reorganisation, not to take advantage of European experi ences In reorganlxnlg our army. It Is not " l''!ry ror tne united States to In- " 1 r 119 lo copy and aJaP' what is best in the armies of Europe.' Milan, the former king of Servla, is again heavily In debt and is threatened with Judicial proceedings by no less than seven money lenders. The Earl of Mlnto, the new governor general of Canada, has appointed Major Drunuiiond, of the Soots Guards, who has just returned from the Soudan, to be his ! military secretary and he appoints Lieu tenant W. F. Lascelles. of the Scots Guards, and Lieutenant J. II. C. Graham, of the Coldstream Gutirds to be his aide do camp. It Is announced that Rear Admiral Dewey has purchased here, through an aent, a Shakespearian relic In the shape of a snuff box made from a mulberry tree planted by Shakespeare In his garden at Sr Denis Fack. of Wellingtons comrades. Tho first section of the eleoirlcAl mil. road to tho summit of the Juugfr.iu. the' famous mountain of the Swiss Alps, has bem opened s far Asolger glacier, and t is expected the road will be finished by the year 1904. The reports which have reached here saying the American cup defender will be built ready to cross the Atlantic are warmly applauded in yachting circles ,here. Tho Yachting World says: "This ' i . I not bad policy. There art several In ternational cup In tho water which requir looking after." More ilcht ha been thrown upon titled "Guinea pig" by an article In th Critic, a financial organ. In which list I alvn of peer who have been mad director ot unaucceaaful companies. It include 75 peer, 194 companies and a capital of $320,- m,M on VTAfifMlTA of whleb no dividend have ever been paid. Many of the peer ar director In several companies. Th list I headed by Lord Donoughmore, with 14 companies, and Include th Earl of Essex and Lord Arthur Butler. The return of Mr. and Mr. Kendall to the old St. Jamea theater which George Alexander baa let them have until hi return, wa th chief event of th theat rical week. Th titay (elected wa "The Elder Ml Bloeaum," with which the Kendall have been touring- th province. On th whole It wa well received and I likely to carry them through their Interim season. On the same night, Thursday, the Bavoy theater revived "Th Boeerer." Lillian Ruasell, who 1 continuing her ucceMful career In Germany, denies th report that h I going to Madrid. Bh ay sha would not consider such a prop ositlon for a moment and) add that she l going from Germany to Vienna and from there to England. LONDON, Sept. 25,-The Observer thl morning continues It Eaterhaxy revel tlons. begun last Sunday, in a long ar ticle, th most salient feature of which Is Comte Estermuy'a disclosure, made, it I asserted. In tbe presence of more persons than oo that be was the author of the famous Dreyfus bordereau, which a wrote "at request of Colonel Sandberr, now dead." "It wa Intended." he ald, " to consti tute martial proof of Dreyfus' guilt. It wa known, through a French spy. in service at Berlin, that certain document had reached the German general, when Colonel Bandherr told me to writ out the bordereau, without the slightest com punction. I am one ot those men, who, by profession, cling to the old mediaeval traditions of military dlclpllne. When I received an order I obeyed It Implictly, and without question. I wrote the bordeau because Colonel Sandherr told m to do so. I knew, of course, the purpose It was intended lo have. I knew It was commit ting forgery, but I also knew that all Intelligence departments In all countries were run on precisely the same line, and that it was Impossible to achieve results In any other way. "It Is nearly always necessary to manu facture material evidence against spies, because otherwise they could never be punished. The bordereau having been written. It became necessary to give It the Indespenslble air of an authentic doc ument. As you know. It was supposed to have been stolen from the German em bassy. Colonel Schwarzkoppen (formerly German military attache In Paris) denied ever having seen It. What he said was perfectly true. The bordereau was hand ed by an agent of our Intelligence depart ment to the porter of the German em bassy, who was a apy In our service. The porter gave It to another agent named Genest. and by him It was brought to the Intelligence department and there docket ed and numbered as a document obtained from the German embassy In the usual course. It thus received official baptism. "It waa exclusively upon the evidence of the bordereau that Dreyfus was con demned." The recent dramatic development of the Chinese puxzle came as a disagree' able shock to the people of Great Britain, and their chagrin waa Intensified by the fact that they were revelllnsj in their ap parent diplomatic triumph In the disgrace of Li Hung Chang and the wane ot Rus sian influence. Not only In Great Britain, but abroad, the queen dowager's procla mation la Interpreted as a fresh defeat for British policy. It is generally believed that the mission of Marquis Ito, the Jap anese statesman, to China tor the purpose of attempting to tiring about an offensive and defensive alliance between Japan and China was the last straw which roused the tigress In the empress dowager and enabled the Russian party, led by LI Huns; Chang, to regain Its Influence. It Is well known that the Chinese, in spite of their defeat In their war with Japan, still regard the Japanese as inferior be ings, and the intense hatred ot the dow ager empress for anything Japanese is also an acknowledge! tact. Advices received here from European capitals Indicate that political circles an ticipate -the reinstatement of LI Hung Chang in power, and that the reactionary wave in China will lead to a closer under standing between the United States. Great Britain and Japan, resulting In a combined pressure for reforms. The alarming situation In France rivets tne attention of Europe. The excitement is increasing hourly; new revelations and developments are expected, and a military coup d" elat -would not surprise any body. The war cloud hovering over Chile and Argentina is being closely watched, and has caused uneasiness here. The Idea of an appeal to arms is vigorously depre cated, especially, the Spectator points out, as English Investors w.M have to contribute to pay the piper. BRAVE CONDUCT OF PRIVATE AT MANILA. Carried Wire Mile and a Half into Span ish Entrenchments Was Immedi ately Promoted. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 24. A letter from Manila tells of the brave conduct of E. E. Kelly, of the signal corps, during the engagements before the Philippine capital. In the heat of the conflict, he carried the wire a mile aid a half right Into the Spanish entrenchments, while the bullets fell around him like hall. Two comrades fell alongside of him, one fatally wounded. For his bravery he was made a first sergeant. General Morritt has sent his name to President McKlnley for "gallnnt and mer itorious conduct during the capture ot Manila, " and It Is expected that he will at least get a congressional medal. The latest society whim Is the "secret honeymoon," which means that even the brido and groom are kept In the dark un til the last moment as to where they are j to spend this blissful period, the best man making all the preparations. It Is to be observed that the maid of honor Is not privileged to share In the arrangements, or it wouldn't h . -wr.f h,w after all. SPANIARDS MUST fflOYE New Years Day Will See th: Last of the Dons Gone Out From Cola. NO, DELAY, TO BE EROO KED Alarm In ? CcnJitlon of Cctis Who Suffer From HnYf eir ' Necessitates This. THE DISCHARGE OF TROOPS Applications Most Be Maje nropffe Military Channels-Miny Re quests Are Received "WASHINGTON, Sept. It-Tbe Spani ards have stated they could not begin the evacuation of Cuba until th first of No vember, and that It could not be com pleted before th 28th ot February next. In view of tbe alarming state of tbe Cuban, who ar suffering from hunger and their Inability to obtain work, the president decided that he could not assent to the consumption of so much time. Therefore he caused the commission to be lnsthucted to demand that evacuation by the Spanish begin not later than Oc tober 15, and that it be completed by De cember Jl next It is aid the administration I determ ined to allow no dilatory tactic on th part of the Spanish forces In leaving th Island. THE DISCHARGE OF TROOPS. V WASHINGTON, 8ept. 21. - Asslitant Adjutant-General Ward, who Is directly in charge or the enlisted service at th war department, has dispatched the fol lowing telegram to the commanding of ficers ot military camps and deportments: "The war department Is overrun wltn applicant for the discharge of eulUied men from member of congress, ot state, mayor of cities, friends, relative. a,nd other. The acting secretary of war de sires that you Issue general orders today to your comma-nd. calling attention to paragraph 7a and 765 of the army regu lations, and to the fact that the war de partment will not entertain application for discharge excepting they reach It through military channel." Colonel Ward ha also found It neces sary to send the following Instructions by telegraph to hasten action under this order: "The department Is advised that com manding officers are holding back appli cations of enlisted men for discharge. Th acting secretary of war directs that yott instruct all companies, troops, batter, and rtsjtmennU commanders of your com mand by telegraph that such casea must be forwarded Immediately, approved or. disapproval, through regular military channels for the action of the war de partment." BAY PIRATES MURDER ' A YACHT CAClAIN. Desperate Fight by Capjain Brooks on Board His Yacht at Sausalito-The Murderers Escape, ' . SAUSALITO. Cal, Sept. 21.-Capta!n Brooks, of the yacht Crispl, which was anchored In the stream opposite this town, was murdered at 1:15 o'clock this morn ing by bay pirates. They boarded the little vessel evidently believing It to be without a watchman. They plundered the lockers and were) about ready to pull ashore when Captain, Brooks and a companJon, who had been asleep In their cabin, were aroused and made their appearance on deck. A des perate tight ensued. In which Captain Brooks was killed and the other man. whoso name has not been learned, was wounded. The murderers then made) their escape, pulling toward the shore la tho darkness. Captain Brooks was a well known citi zen . having been for twenty year in tha employ of Isador Gutte, a prominent In surance man and commodore of the yacht club having Us headpuarters here. The men who committed the crime seem to have made good their escape, a there) Is no clue to their identity. Husbands and wives should never lead a cat and dog life. The odds are nine to one In favor of the cat. Don't forget that life Is full of checks and many of them are forgeries. Ike Royal la tke klgbeat araae baking powder know. Actaal testa show it cja oa. third farther tbaa any ether bread. POUi! Absolutely Ure aavM. axiaa eown cw. pomi i